# Distance from Gold Coast (OOL) to Zacatecas (ZCL)

> 12,474 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,474 km / 7,751 mi / 6,735 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 10:28 in Gold Coast, it's 18:28 in Zacatecas)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,120 ft (ZCL is higher than OOL)

## Airports

### [Gold Coast Airport (OOL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ool-gold-coast-gold-coast-airport/1ef266e0-0563-67e2-9bcb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gold Coast, Australia
- ICAO: YBCG
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -28.160000, 153.500000
- Elevation: 21 ft

### [General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zcl-zacatecas-general-leobardo-c-ruiz-international-airport/1ef266df-6274-6374-873e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zacatecas, Mexico
- ICAO: MMZC
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 22.900000, -102.690000
- Elevation: 7,141 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:28 in Gold Coast, it's 18:28 in Zacatecas.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gold Coast Airport (OOL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ool-gold-coast-gold-coast-airport/1ef266e0-0563-67e2-9bcb-06bb2780ed98)
- [General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zcl-zacatecas-general-leobardo-c-ruiz-international-airport/1ef266df-6274-6374-873e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)